Saturday, March 7, 2015

February Highlights

I ended February with 131.1 miles which brings the total for the year up to 248.44.  So even though I felt like I spent a lot of days on the elliptical due to the cold and snow and miserable conditions, I still had more miles outside than January (117ish). I can live with that, and I did pretty good with my speed workouts. 

I sort of fell off the P90X3 wagon... not sure how it happened just did.  I liked it, but felt like there was so much talking going on.  I am used to doing very intense HIIT workouts and while I found them a challenge they started to bore me a little, with all the talking. I have gone back to doing HIIT workouts more. 

I have continued to be very diligent doing my yoga and I can tell!  I love how good I am feeling, I especially notice it in my back and right leg at night with the lack of pain/burning in my leg.  It's so great.  It is why I recommend yoga to everyone. 

I participated in the Take the Leap yoga challenge with Sweatpink and Prana for most of February and did pretty good with it until things got busy, (same time I fell of the P90X3 bandwagon)  I was still doing yoga everyday I just wasn't remembering to post it on Instagram.  Cola participated a little too.

Capping off February with the Women's Conference in Chico was a perfect way to end the month, new friends, running, sister time, and learning new things.
 
and a comparison of beef with other popular protein sources and what 25 g of protein looks like.

What was your February highlight?  Mine was the conference in Chico for sure!
What is your favorite protein source?  Mine is of course ... beef!

10 comments:

  1. Great post, Christy! Wow you had a really awesome month! I have been doing yoga as well and I love it and always feel like I need to add more into my routine. That's it-- TODAY I am going to do some yoga!!! I did that Breath of Joy sequence with my second-graders at school and they LOVED it! :)

    I have seen this beef graphic before and I love it. Beef is definitely bang for your caloric buck! Although I do love all of those other foods, too. Have you researched the BOLD or BOLD+ diets at all? Also, if you have any favorite beef recipes, I would love to know what they are! Always looking for new ideas...

    OK. longest comment ever posted! This is what happens when Katie has too much coffee... :)

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  2. Great job for February! I'm happy with my miles too, especially in light of the horribly cold conditions we had. I still took 75% of my runs outside.

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  3. Great job this month! I think a lot of talking on the P90X videos would drive me nuts too :)

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  4. We tend to eat beef more often during warm weather when we throw a filet on the grill. That graphic really puts it into perspective.

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  5. Just don't like beef. Haven't eaten it since 1991. I used to eat wild game but since I haven't in awhile, my stomach does not approve of it anymore!

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  6. I love the photo of Cola doing yoga with you! My favorite protein is probably beans. I do like beef, but find that it is not something that I cook that often. However, I eat beans probably 2-5 times per week.

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  7. That's a ton of miles! I'm impressed! I so need to be better about yoga...I always tell myself that but find it difficult to work into my workouts. Interesting graphic. I don't eat beef too often, maybe once a week, but lots of chicken.

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  8. Cola's upward dog is cracking me up! What a good boy! Looks like he's actually trying! :) I'm so glad to hear that it's helping. I swear by yoga for back pain. Classes were cancelled last week for our instructor's vacation and I can tell... When you do it twice a week for a month and a half and then miss a week.... well.... you can FEEL it.

    Sarah
    www.thinfluenced.com

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  9. You always have the best Instagram pictures. I need to channel some of your creativity.

    I do like beef and other meats, but if I could get all my protein from peanut butter without also getting a billion calories, I would be one happy camper. :)

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